Call for subways

Call for subways

From Bisnis Indonesia

I live in Bekasi and travel every day to Jl. Sudirman in
Jakarta. I am compelled to "enjoy" traffic jams which become
worse by the day, in the morning as well in evening.

I think the cause of the congestion is the volume of vehicles
on the roads, which is not in keeping with the extension of the
road network and the concept of housing development.

The government is endeavoring to overcome the problems of
traffic congestion by plans for overpasses, subways and a three-
tiered system consisting of an elevated railway, tollway and
artery road. However, the plan for a subway and three-leveled
system is more concentrated in the south-north direction (Cinere-
downtown Jakarta, Block M-downtown Jakarta), while residential
areas developed by the government are in the east (Bekasi) and
the west (Tangerang).

We can see that the roads bearing the brunt of congestion are
from Bekasi and Tangerang to Jakarta and vice versa. Indeed toll
roads have been built, but they are inadequate to cope with the
situation.

The government in cooperation with the private sector should
think of the construction of subways and three-tiered systems
from Bekasi and Tangerang to Jakarta. A giant project requiring
huge investment indeed, but it would be highly beneficial to all
because it would ease traffic congestion.

LENI

Bekasi, West Java